If I shoot and the deer runs off... I sit quietly in the stand, and restrain myself from immediately following. If with a muzzleloader, I do reload. I try to make mental not of trees I last saw deer near and direction he was going, so that when I get out I can go to that area. I try to wait a few minutes, unless I know it was a good shot. Then, I go fetch the deer.

Then I get on my knees and than God for the deer... I apologize to the deer, and express some gratitude (yeah, he's dead and doesn't know it, but I still do) then I gather up my stuff, take down the climber, gut the deer, and start dragging.